Wednesdays (small amount of) News
Today is a slow news day although I missed a few stories yesterday so I’ll catch up on them as well.
Rob Hulse will not feature in this weekend pre-season friendly against Burton Albion. The Rams striker is suffering a slight groin strain but according to Nigel Clough he should return to training next week after having an injection.
The friendly against Burton is this Saturday (11th July) at the Pirelli stadium. Tickets are £15 for adults in the seating area or £13 in the terrace. This seems expensive for a pre-season game but this was all part of the deal that brought Nigel Clough down the A38 to Pride Park. We can expect the same for the next two seasons also.
News that ‘Boro are after Rob Hulse is gathering pace. The internet is awash with rumours (honestly, google nearly crashed. This is such a hot topic) that the north east club are thought to be after the 2008/09 player of the year and a bid of £3m has been mentioned.
Another young gunner could be coming to Derby after Adam Pearson revealed the club are keeping tabs on Mark Randell as a possible long loan target. Randell, 19, was the captain of Arsenal reserves last season and made appearances in the Champions league against Fc Twente and Fc Porto.
Lewis Price should be on his way to Brentford on a season long loan deal. The third choice keeper has so far failed to make an impression on Nigel Clough and could be heading out of Pride Park to get more first team experience.
On the forums there is a bit of chatter about Michael Duberry coming to Pride Park. As far as I can tell, this is currently just internet chatter, but a lot of fans seem to be of the opinion that the 33 year old would be a decent signing for a season. I’m sure he would be good for a season but let’s think about it rationally. He won’t be signing for a single season, he’ll want a couple of years at least and he’ll no doubt look for a good wage as he’s nearing the end of his career. We’ve taken on several old pros on longer than necessary contracts in recent years so let’s try to steer clear of doing the same again.
